Valentine Gift Ideas

Cupid is on his way...

Hey Folks!

We hope that everyone has been having a good new year so far....
as per usual January is flying by so fast & already it's just under a month away until it's Valentines day!
....so we thought we send a few gift ideas your way to hopefully inspire a little love giving this year....

Stuck for a great looking card..? Fear not we've got just the ticket with our love themedAnimal Alphabet Letter Cards.
Available in three affectionate options tailored to suit the occasion; Hug Me, Kiss Me or Love Me? Priced at £2.50 each.

We offer a straight to recipient service too, so there is no need to blush in person if you're too shy we can write & send your card & love message straight to their door!
For this service just email your message along with your order to info@sewsmitten.com & you can be somebody's secret admirer!
 

If your stuck for a gift for your loved one this year, want something inexpensive but striking why not opt for one of our aptly themed Love Heart Oyster or Passport holders which feature the nostalgic retro sweets with many playful phrases; Kiss Me, I Love You, Be Mine, Dream Boy, You're Fab..... Priced at £6.50 & £15

For many more gift ideas why not visit our online store by clicking the heart below 

Happy Valentines everybody, love from SewSmitten HQ! X

Great Stocking Filler Ideas....

We empathise that the onset of Christmas shopping can be daunting and with its fast approach we would like to make a few kind suggestions of stocking fillers for your handmade shopping needs.

First off we would like to introduce you to our brand new Alphabet Animal Notebooks; We think this A6 journal is the perfect size to carry around everywhere with you, whether it be used for doodling or writing notes.  Price £3.75 each.

Next up we would like to suggest another great new item & ideal for a stocking filler treat - Alphabet Animal Badge/Magnet Sets; Personal & fun, priced at £3.50 a set.  

Lastly you can't go wrong with our range of Oyster Card holders; our best seller to date! Suitable for all, useful, attractive and durable.  Prices range from £6.50 - £12.00.  Choose from one of our classic London Map designs, personalise an Animal Letter or Custom make your own design! 

Not forgetting we also sell a range of Greeting Cards & Gift Tags as well as other handmade gift items; amongst our handmade stash you will find Oyster Card Holders, Passport Holders, Notebooks, Greeting Cards, Prints, Purses & Accessories.

We hope our suggestions have helped give you some gift ideas and we wish that you all have a great Christmas!

Best wishes,

Penni P & the Gnome  xx

website: http://www.sewsmitten.com

email: info@sewsmitten.com

New Year Updates

Proudly introducing the final letters to complete our Animal Alphabet letters range; Q, U & X now available online as greeting cards, A5 prints or Oyster card holders

It was a hard task to source animals which begun with these rarely used letters of the alphabet but we were determined to do it & finally managed it, and I hope you can agree they are just as beautiful as the rest...

'Q is for...' includes Quail, Queen Conch, Quetzel & Qui Qui

'U is for...' includes Ulysses Butterfly, Unita Chipmunk, Umbrella Bird & Urchin

'X is for...' includes Xantusiidae (which is a night lizard), Xerus (which is an African ground squirrel), Xiphias (Greek/Latin word for swordfish) & Xiphosuran (which is a classification for horseshoe crabs)

Another update for this month was the addition of the lovely Craft Guerrilla to our stockists list! With the reopening and revamping of the Wood Street Indoor Market last Saturday (11th Feb 2012) Craft Guerrilla were one of the few lucky people to secure a shop unit in this up and coming new shopping venue, & we were also lucky enough to join the lovely collection of designer makers to be able to stock some products in their shop come craft space.  So for crafting events, handmade goodness, yummy cakes & lots of bizarre vintage finds then you should take a stroll down to Walthamstow's Wood Street Indoor Market for a look see....

http://eastlondoncraftguerrilla.blogspot.com/    

Horatia Sunday weekly Fayre

Horatia Sunday weekly Fayre : The Horatia Pub : Holloway Road : London : Sunday 27th March 2011 : 11:30 - 6 pm

This Sunday we will be taking up a stall at the lovely Horatia Pub (formerly The Lord Nelson) on Holloway Road selling a selection of our wares at their new weekly Sunday indoor market event which hosts a room of other upcoming crafters, vintage hoarders, music spinners plus there will be yummy Sunday Roasts on the menu & a great selection of alcohol too!

This will be our first stall of the year so we are welcoming the warm approach of Spring with open arms & booking ourselves in for more events around London soon too.

So come pay us a visit, it's free to attend & to see more details just follow the link to view their facebook event profile: CLICK ME!

Another stall holder at the event will be our very creative friend Liz from Blank Inside Designs selling her selection of quirky & whimsical illustrated greeting cards & prints, which are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face... & just in time for mothers day too!

All I can say is what better way is there to spend your Sunday, so why not come & grab some interesting & unique goodies & hang out for a pint or two......

Hug Me, Kiss Me, Love Me

Hello All!

We hope that everyone has been having a good new year so far... It's been a fair while since our last post as the mad rush of Christmas and moving home took it's toll on the running of things here. We apologize for the neglect but it is safe to say everything is starting to fall back into place now, and so we thought we'd take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Valentines Day as it seems that January has just evaporated into thin air once again! It's Scary stuff how time flies but what can I say the Love bug has returned to brighten up our very cold February and welcome it we shall.

We've never been fans of designing things especially for commercial holidays (apologies if that sends negative humbug messages) but if you are stuck for a gift for your loved one this year & want something inexpensive but striking then why not send someone you love one of our animal letter cards, signed or from a secret admirer they add a personal touch to show you're thinking of them!

We also offer a straight to recipient service so you need not blush in person as we can write and send your message straight to their door! (Just email your message along with the order info@sewsmitten.com)

Plus why not give someone one of our aptly themed Love Heart sweets Oyster or Passport holder which feature the sweets with many playful phrases; Kiss Me, I Love You, Be Mine, Dream Boy, You're Fab.....

Bold & Colourful New Card Range

On this staggeringly fast approach to Christmas we here at SewSmitten Hq are proud and excited to upload and present to you our fabulous new greeting card range.

Each design features an array of characterful creatures forming a letter of the Alphabet, making it both personal and interesting to give or receive. Letters are available in a variety of colours, comes blank inside, printed on 100% recycled card and comes with a coloured envelope.

'A is for...' includes Albatross, Alligator, Anteater and Armadillo

'Z is for...' includes Zebra, Zebu and Zope

Visit our Greeting Cards section to view the whole collection!

March Market Day @ Abney Hall

Last Saturday (6th March 2010) saw us at our first stall this year down at the lovely Abney Public Hall in Stoke Newington with the organisers of the event Of Cabbages & Kings and it was a good day had by all.

I started off the day feeling quite tired having just spent the last few days preparing stock for the sale, but after a very strong coffee and some yummy ginger biscuits I was ready for a day of selling and socialising...as we bumped into quite a few familiar faces too so we felt right at home! The weather even held off the rain too which was a welcome surprise to be greeted with some sunshine during the day.

Here are a few quick snaps of our stall for those of you that didn't make it down:

Not to worry though, if you missed the sale this month come and check us out on Saturday 8th of May so don't forget to pencil it in your diaries..

This months stall also launched our new Sweetie Cardholders to the public as well as our brand new Animal Happy Family Greeting Cards featuring Mr Bite the Butcher, Mr Paws the Policeman & Mr Toad the Tailor. Visit the store now to see more!